{"id":16664,"date":"2021-11-03T12:10:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T12:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/?p=16664"},"modified":"2023-06-06T19:16:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T19:16:27","slug":"join-our-citenlm-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-november-1-30-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/2021\/11\/03\/join-our-citenlm-wikipedia-edit-a-thon-november-1-30-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Join our #CiteNLM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon &#8211; November 1-30, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever come across an article on Wikipedia and thought it could be stronger? Did you edit the page?<\/p>\n<p>Why consider editing?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16656 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily-300x300.png\" alt=\"Square graphic divided into three sections. Top section is a photo of hands typing on a laptop. Left section is a blue box with the text \u201cWikipedia\u2019s health articles are read over 10 million times daily. Source: bit.ly\/2YxXkSo \u201d . Right section is a white box with the text \u201cHelp us improve health information on Wikipedia.\u201d then a white space for custom text, then \u201dGet involved: http:\/\/nnlm.gov\/wiki\u201d A textbox is overlaid on the right side: \u201cJoin the #CiteNLM campaign as an individual or host an event at your institution.&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_7\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/11\/10-million-reads-daily.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We know that Wikipedia is often one of the first sites that comes up in a browser search for information.<\/li>\n<li>We know that patrons utilize Wikipedia when seeking information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>So, let&#8217;s make it a stronger, better, more reliable source of information.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Twice a year, the NNLM hosts a #CiteNLM campaign to improve articles on a certain health topic.<\/li>\n<li>For our campaigns, we review existing Wikipedia articles, checking for information accuracy and providing citations to current and trusted information resources. This way, when someone finds an article, they have the opportunity to follow the citation to a trusted source for more information.<\/li>\n<li>We make this easy for you. Wikipedia offers <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutreachdashboard.wmflabs.org%2Ftraining%2Fediting-wikipedia&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBennie.Finch%40umassmed.edu%7C743d74e72934457a6ea108d99e071a13%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637714575611643229%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=EymHYwA82W8hKTk75UAJ1ZcbnZHbRMEDe%2Fw3%2FTs6%2FF8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">training resources for basic editing<\/a> and for<a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutreachdashboard.wmflabs.org%2Ftraining%2Fediting-wikipedia%2Fediting-medical-topics&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBennie.Finch%40umassmed.edu%7C743d74e72934457a6ea108d99e071a13%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637714575611653186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=d3q6tUS6BgG3HAox3WuzneK9iVnZ4Us5bSqfeV4pcBI%3D&amp;reserved=0\"> editing medical topics<\/a> and there are more training resources on the <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnnlm.gov%2Fwiki&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBennie.Finch%40umassmed.edu%7C743d74e72934457a6ea108d99e071a13%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637714575611653186%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=i8WwddDe8lDX%2Bwi96O3m2NrqKwtbhTTZTn0mOgmKLko%3D&amp;reserved=0\">NNLM website Edit-a-Thon\u00a0page<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The Fall 2021 #CiteNLM campaign period will run from <strong>November 1-30, 2021<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Fall 2021 #CiteNLM topic is <strong>Preventative Health Care and Wellness<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Foutreachdashboard.wmflabs.org%2Fcourses%2FNNLM%2FCiteNLM_Virtual_Edit-a-thon_(November_1-30%2C_2021)&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBennie.Finch%40umassmed.edu%7C743d74e72934457a6ea108d99e071a13%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637714575611663144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=CQQkAEnr1vumTtslV2JrrCfhqhwY7KiB3%2FN7%2Fm9s31Q%3D&amp;reserved=0\">join our dashboard<\/a> where articles needing work are identified for you.<\/li>\n<li>Join the campaign and add some citations to trusted information resources such as <a href=\"https:\/\/nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedlineplus.gov%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7CBennie.Finch%40umassmed.edu%7C743d74e72934457a6ea108d99e071a13%7Cee9155fe2da34378a6c44405faf57b2e%7C0%7C0%7C637714575611663144%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=TAb2la3TWX3n%2FMAHSm99C5RIxM8OAytODvJnM9EhNHg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">MedlinePlus<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Add the project hashtag #CiteNLM in the Wikipedia Edit Summary<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Please join us to improve health information access on this widely used, crowdsourced platform! <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever come across an article on Wikipedia and thought it could be stronger? 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